Grapes of laughs – let mandate wither on the vine By SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Mar 26, 2021 Mar 26, 2021 Updated Apr 30, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lawmakers in the great state of North Carolina are taking up the divisive issue of mandated grape juice in schools.kAm(6’== D66 H92E x 42? DBF66K6 @FE @7 E9:D C:5:4F=@FD D:EF2E:@?]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 DE@CJ 7C@> E96 }6HD U2>Aj ~3D6CG6C @7 #2=6:89[ E96 D@FC46 x EFC? 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